Dingxi Lan Family Ancestral House

Dingxi Lan Family Ancestral House

Dingxi Lan Family Ancestral House is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Fujian Province.

Dingxi Lan Family Ancestral House

Introduction: Oriented from northeast to southwest, it consists of a pond, a courtyard, an entrance hall, front corridors, a central hall, rear corridors, a rear hall, and left and right wing rooms, covering a total area of nearly 5,000 square meters. The entrance hall is three bays wide and one bay deep, with a post-and-lintel timber frame; the central hall is three bays wide, four pillars deep with front and rear corridors, also featuring a post-and-lintel timber frame; the rear hall is three bays wide and two pillars deep, with roof beams supported directly by walls, all topped with flush gable roofs.

In 2013, Dingxi Lan Family Ancestral House was designated as part of the eighth batch of Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units by the Fujian Provincial People’s Government.

Protected area: An additional 20 meters extending outward from the perimeter of the house.

Further reading:

· Eighth Batch of Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units in Fujian Province